recent vinyl finds
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I had a couple of days in North Wales this week, mainly to check out the Disappointing Welsh Arts Festival, which was... disappointing! There were meant to be galleries of art - they were closed, free psychic readings at a house in Anglesey, when I visited they were out and several other events which were either cancelled or never really on in the first place. Which all makes it seem like a complete waste of time but funnily enough was anything but. With my mate Chris, we wandered around several places including Bangor, Holy Island, visited interesting monuments and castles, saw beautiful coastal scenery and dropped into several charity shops to see what vinyl delights were on offer in what was the most Welsh part of Wales I think I've ever visited and I should probably know as I travelled about and even lived there for a few years, albeit in the 70's, but it probably hasn't changed that much to be honest boyo.
Welsh greeting above a pub doorway (it was shut but hey ho)
The B&B was really nice with a truly excellent full (English) breakfast, which set us both up for the rest of the day. The owner said the house had been used in a Welsh language TV series called Porc Pei which he claimed was absolutely appalling but I've not seen it so cannot confirm this. He also proudly proclaimed he based his lifestyle in the bed and breakfast on Basil Fawlty and that he supported Everton. When I mentioned I support Liverpool I then added that I hoped he wouldn't spit in my scrabbled eggs in the morning breakfast to which he got quite pissy about, but his wife thought the idea was hilarious. Also I was well impressed with the bath/shower facilities there too, hot tub bath and disco shower!
Digging started locally with all manner of nice classical albums turning up as well as the inevitable Welsh records.
Mid 70's compilation on Sain.
This odd but fairly Trad Jazz from the Leicester groups only release was the only record on the Hungry i imprint, nice cover too.
Spoken word comedy album based on the Lancashire dialect which may sound hilarious but I've not listened to it yet, features an ex TV newsreader though.
I could kinda tell these racks hadn't been dug into for a while, also because the woman behind the counter said they had been shut for ages, music to my ears!
I pulled just a couple of 50p singles from the box on the floor though including an EP from the 1963 French contender for Eurovision exactly 60 years ago and a demo by this season's Premiership runner-ups.
We spent a good hour chatting to the lovely lady who runs this second hand shop in Bangor, she was a bit bashful though.
Other vinyl finds in Bangor, including a 6" Russian disc.
The gallery where the Disappointing Welsh Arts Festival was supposed to be based was all locked up, but I did manage to get the roller for the front door to open, so I wasn't too disappointed.
Holyhead on Holy Island at the top end of Anglesey was a delightful visit and even had a few shops worth popping into, the pic above is the view from a bridge of it's main railway station.
I've not come across this Disney soundtrack album before.
I've not had a chance to listen to this one all the way through yet but it has a groovy Donovan cover version on it.
Fish & chips by the lighthouse at Penmon Point was a really nice way to finish off a busy day travelling all over the island